Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-12

8 etes, which has made q mockery OF
honesty and turned elections into an
nggra waited farce, We would be justified
Ina saying that Democracy Was only
honest " hen &c had TO be 90, and when Its
purposes were better subserved BY play
Ing an honest role. This 10 not an over.
strained statement and 10 understood
better by nobody than Democrats
YES even In the Highest coun-
sells Of the psrty. How was It In Ohio |
{ 20 years agos The Democrats perpe-
trsted some dastardly forging and al |
terAt!ous OF electiou returns by which |
q nun Der Of Ssastors and Representa-
lives we're Declared elected. The Re-
publlosa majority In the Ho refused
TO nd init the Ira4dulently elected men,
bers, bat the Democrats 10 the Senate
having . majority, the fraud In tina,
body was successful. Tue Repuoli.
cans, however, rather than submit TO
sus h bArefaoed fraud, foaght 1t frou
the start aud made IL 30 uncomforta-
BILE tor the Democ rats who for the p, =
pose Of leaving the Senate without .
quoru Al, hired An excursion car and
went on fnDketti1g tour down through
Kentacky aud Tennessee.
b. they did not sucosed In their
purpose. In their absence the Repub-
hcans admitted the rtshtfuily elected
mem bers and the b1siness OF the State
went on without embarrassment for
want Of appropriations. Tbs prize
offered the Democrats In thss election
Vas . United Stass Senator, bnt IL
clipped through their hands and honest
John, Sherman Was re elected, aud by
virtue Of the Office he holds in the
Senate he stands next 10 the Presiden-
cy. The men who led In this ass ault
upon the majesty and sacredness Of the
ballot have escaped punishpent. bat
their dnPes, whom they got to fslsity the
rsturns, ARD In the peniten tiAry.
The ease In IadisGa 10 somewhat
simiiar except that there g Lteuten ami
Governor Is an important factor In the
contest. Here, rs In Ohio, the stake II
U nited States Senator, and as the
Democrats cannot lift the stake with
out the coon mission OF the boldest Sipd
OF fraud they stop At nothing ooDtemp ti
BILE and wicked to accomplish theil
purpose. How stands the case In In
diaua? The term Of Senator Harrison
q Republican, will expire next March
Hls successor IL to be- elected by tn,
present Legislature Who shall he be
. Democrat or q Republican. Senate
Harrison or somebody else? Two year
ego the ATE vent strongly Democrsti
and elecisd two thirds OF q Democrati
delegation 10 Congress aud Legisla
ture rs strongly Dsnooratic in bot
bodies.
Under such . Democratic ssimulu
the Legislature redistricted and gerry
tmAndered the State to make IL doubl
sure thereafter for the Democracy
The Lieutenant Governor OF the Sta,
was appointed by President Cievela al
60 an I'm portant federal office, and th
Off ce OF Lieutenant Governor WI
looked upon by the Democrats rs VI
caut rney trea,ed the Office as
vacancy by uomin attng a Democrat
candidate 20 fill IL, never drea ming BIZ
what thsJ would elect him and ais
the legislature. The Eepu olicans al
noun naied o candidate, and surprise
rs they weee at their auccess in cleo
ing him, their surprise Is only egusllt
by she disappointment AID chagIin
the Democrats at theif defeat. b
more than tina, by the Repu blica
s~eepsiaks the Legislature was csriil
with Il by maj Irity OF two. Som
thing had to be done quickly TO save
the Democrats the prize Of Unit
States L enator. There WAC no 9th
way by which It could be done exec
A. a. r. nd Tha
the men were soon. found for The cor
mission O. forgery. The returns Of ~
Senatorial districk are changed, al
two Democrats are rsturned elected 4
stead OF two Republicans, thos givi
the Democrats 9 majority OF two
joint ballot.
But something else has TO be done
seouys to the Dem ocrxtS the results
their fraud. 4 Republican Lieutena
Governor, who Is presiding VII car
the Senate, is In the way. Ho wCu
never recognize the two Dsn,ocra
Senators, who secured seats tbrou
forgery and fraud. What wat to
doEe IN the case? Democratic I'M
nuity 81 equal fer his emergency ev
At the sacrifice of honor. The vo
rang sLapg the lines that even tn, u
the Damocrstic Lieutenant Cove n
had accepted a Federal off ca be b
not resigned the Lieutenant Cover u
ship, and he still held that office ID,
anybody suppose for q moment tina :
the Democrats had elected their can
date they would have ever entertain
any such o prepesterous dear T
whole fy5t OF the indiana Democrats
to gain Uuited Safes Senator by t
aid Of two State Senators returned
the most glariDg forgery and frau
We do not believe they will succ
Tie fraud IL too apparent, but 1t Is n
60 know that the Democratic party
dege nera log 10 10 a party that Is on
honest when 1t can gain the most
beng homes, and dishonest when
car gam the most by bein z dishonest.
e!ngulaIly the contest in New j.
sey, too, dependS upon SWo vot
Here az ia Indians, election retur
have been changed, aud one Democl
returned by fraud who has no shadt
OF q right to = seat. Another DEN
Graz k0lis = certificate Of election In /
case Of tie who the Chief j ustice
the Stsss has declared not electt
With those two votes the Democrl
expect to gain their prz'. 1t Is "
knoE2 and admitted by Democr
that they cannot hold their seats lol
but they expt ct to keep them tn
antir SITTER the election OF q uni
States Senator, N'hen their places v
b.. filed by Rspuslicans. Dsmocrs
NIL over the country seems to b. tar
With the same stick, dishonest or hon
whichever pays best for the time bel